At the beginning of this year, President Cyril Ramaphosa indicated that the government wants to change and expand the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to form part of a basic income grant (BIG). The Department of Social Development is pushing for the introduction of a permanent BIG.
The SRD grant of R350 a month was introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic as a support mechanism, initially for the unemployed and then to include adults with little or no income. It was supposed to be a temporary measure but has been extended several times.
On Wednesday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the […]
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